Mark Hope

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Mark Hope
Personal information
Full name Mark Bryan Hope [1]
Date of birth(1970-06-13)13 June 1970 [1]
Place of birth Isleworth, [1] England
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Porthleven
1997 Darlington 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Bryan Hope (born 13 June 1970) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a centre back for Darlington. [2]

Hope joined Third Division Darlington from non-league club Porthleven in January 1997, [1] and made his debut on 11 January away to top-of-the-table Fulham. Playing as the middle of three centre-backs, he was substituted after 65 minutes with Darlington having conceded twice in three minutes to go 3–0 down, and never played league football again. [3] [4]

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References

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  2. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. Tennant, Ivo (13 January 1970). "Parker homecoming proves leisurely affair" . The Times. London. p. 29 via Academic OneFile.
  4. "Games played by Mark Hope in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2017.